This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > Environmental Science – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 26 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the fourth stage of the demographic transition A) Birth rates stay high but death rates start decreasing increasing population size. B) Birth rates and death rates are both low so population starts decreasing. C) Birth rates and death rates are high meaning high stable population. D) Birth rates and death rates are decreasing so population growth starts slowing down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Birth rates and death rates are high meaning high stable population. 2. Air pollution is ..... A) The addition of any substance that has harmful or toxic effects to air. B) The addition of any good substance that benefits air. C) A chemical reaction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The addition of any substance that has harmful or toxic effects to air. 3. Sediment is A) Eroded particles of rock. B) Rocks themselves. C) Large bodies of land. D) A slime that is sedated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eroded particles of rock. 4. A time period in which crops and livestock became domesticated and the population began to grow rapidly is..... A) The Industrial Revolution. B) Hunter Gatherers. C) The Agricultural Revolution. D) Space Exploration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Agricultural Revolution. 5. The lithosphere combines what two layers? A) Athenosphere & Crust. B) Crust & Upper Mantel. C) Mantel & Athenosphere. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crust & Upper Mantel. 6. What are materials and energy found naturally that we can use to survive? Both renewable and non-renewable A) Greenhouse effect. B) Renewable resources. C) Natural resources. D) Non-Renewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural resources. 7. What is the application of ethical standards to relationships between humans and their environment? A) Sustainability. B) Environmental science. C) Environment. D) Environmental ethics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Environmental ethics. 8. What exactly does biodiversity measure within an ecosystem? A) The number of different species within an ecosystem. B) The number of different animals within an ecosystem. C) The total population of every living organism within an ecosystem. D) The total population of a single species within an ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The number of different species within an ecosystem. 9. What is not a consequence of acid precipitation? A) An increase in the pH of soil and water. B) The death of aquatic plants and animals. C) The destruction of calcium carbonate in building materials. D) A change in the balance of soil chemistry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An increase in the pH of soil and water. 10. Sponge-like formations of rock, sand, or gravel that hold water are known as A) Aquifers. B) Well. C) Recharge zone. D) Spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aquifers. 11. What is one way the tragedy of the commons can be avoided? A) People need to only take what they NEED instead of trying to take ALL THEY WANT. B) People need to be aware that our resources and commons areas are limited and everyone has to share and care for these things. C) People need to quit thinking that commons areas are places where they can exploit and use for profit for themselves because that causes others to not be able to use these areas for what they need. D) All of these answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these answers are correct. 12. Choose the best-written hypothesis that answers the question :question : Why is my room warmer during the day than at night? A) Sunlight is making my room warmer. B) Mr. Rivas has the heat turned on in the morning. C) If I close my blinds during the day, then my room will be cooler because sunlight can't get in. D) Sunlight actually cools down a room. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If I close my blinds during the day, then my room will be cooler because sunlight can't get in. 13. Decreased pH A) Acid precipitation. B) Temperature inversion. C) Lung cancer. D) Deafness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acid precipitation. 14. The basic units of matter, the smallest units that maintain the chemical properties of an element, are called A) Compounds. B) Macromolecules. C) Lipids. D) Atoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Atoms. 15. Infiltration A) When pollution soaks into an aquifer. B) When water soaks into an aquifer. C) When water runs into a river. D) When pollution runs into a river. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When water soaks into an aquifer. 16. This is the measure of relative clarity or cloudiness of a liquid. A) Turbidity. B) Flocculation. C) VOCs. D) Ppm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turbidity. 17. Which of these events during the modern environmentalism era was the result of a town constructed on a chemical waste dumpsite, and raised awareness of the problem of hazardous waste disposal? A) Love Canal. B) Nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands. C) The Donora fluoride smog. D) The burning of the Cuyahoga River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Love Canal. 18. This is the variety of life across all levels of ecological organizations A) Biodiversity. B) Ecology. C) Environmental science. D) Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biodiversity. 19. How many people live on less than $ 2 per day? A) 6 billion. B) 2.5 billion. C) 2.8 billion. D) 4 billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2.8 billion. 20. Citizens often have the most direct role with which of the following levels of government? A) Federal. B) Regional. C) State. D) Local. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Local. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnvironmental Science Quiz 1Environmental Science Quiz 2Environmental Science Quiz 3Environmental Science Quiz 4Environmental Science Quiz 5Environmental Science Quiz 6Environmental Science Quiz 7Environmental Science Quiz 8Environmental Science Quiz 9Environmental Science Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books